by Sven Larsen (@svenplarsen)
Got $2000 to spare?
Never mind, I think I already know the answer.
In this “do more with less” decade, the idea of “spare budget” or discretionary funds is pretty much non-existent. And companies that are continually slashing sales forces and other key parts of their organization aren’t normally inclined to shell out a [...]
by Jason Brandt (@jasondmg3)
Mad Men protagonist Don Draper works in the show’s fictional advertising agency, but the challenges he faces are real, and not much different than what many healthcare marketers face on a daily basis – meeting deadlines, incorporating new technologies, managing perceptions, and influencing behaviors all while ensuring personal growth.
The pharmaceutical industry and [...]
Tags:communication·Don Draper·healthcare·innovation·inspiration·Mad Men·marketing·Pharma·Pharmaceutical industry·social media·strategy·Trends
by Jason Brandt (@jasondmg3)
Can two of the hottest organizational and operational trends from the last 20 years – Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma – be adapted to pharma? That’s a trick question: They already have been, and quite successfully.
But, how about online pharma marketing? It’s a more interesting proposition.
First, some definitions for the majority of [...]
Tags:analytics·analyze·digital strategy·Education·innovation·Lean Digital Strategy·marketing·Pharmaceutical industry·six sigma·strategy·technology·Trends
Last week Pixels & Pills’ editor Briana Campbell had the pleasure of sitting down for a Skype chat (so the quality is a little lower than our normal, professional videos) with Dr. Darshan Kulkarni (@FDALawyers) of the Kulkarni Law Firm in Philadelphia. And while the questions answered in the conversation don’t constitute legal advice and [...]
Tags:#hcsm·@FDALawyers·Darshan Kulkarni·FDA·FDA Guidance·information·innovation·legal·Legal Issues·marketing·resources·social media·social media guidance·social media guidelines·Trends·Video
You’ve told us that you want to see more about what goes on at Zemoga, the sponsor of this media property, so we thought we’d give you a quick look in at a recent project that the team is especially proud of. Maria Rueda gave us the lowdown on one of Zemoga’s new babies, the [...]
Tags:AdobeMax·AdobeMax Challenge·Android·Digital Tools·Education·healthcare·HeartBeats·innovation·medical apps·Medical school·surgery·technology·Trends·Zemoga
By DJ Edgerton (@wiltonbound)
Who’d have thought we would see the day?
Charlie Sheen leaving TWO AND A HALF MEN. Demi leaving Ashton. Kim Kardashian leaving Kris Humphries (ok that one, I did see coming). Oprah leaving her own show. And now Jonathan Richman leaving the Pharma industry. What’s the world coming to?
I’m not just trying [...]
Tags:Dose of Digital·innovation·Jonathan Richman·marketing·Pharma·Pharmaceutical industry·Thought Leaders
We’ve entered conference season and there are a lot of great ones on the horizon in the next few weeks. Our friend John Mack has a fairly comprehensive list over on his website, but he’s missing one that we’re particularly excited about.
The Life Sciences Innovation Forum, from Microsoft and our friends at ExL Pharma, promises to addresses [...]
Tags:conference·Conferences·Digital Tools·innovation·life sciences·life sciences innovation forum·Pharmaceutical industry·social media·strategy·technology·Trends
By Sven Larsen
These days everyone is familiar with e-commerce. And our more social media savvy readers are probably all clued up on f-commerce (that’s Facebook commerce folks). I’ve even heard Google’s Adwords and Adsense business referred to as g-commerce. But what about the next letter in the alphabet. How come no one is talking about [...]
Tags:Digital Tools·h-commerce·hcommerce·Health care·healthcare·innovation·marketing·online resources·Pharma·Pharmaceutical industry·strategy·technology·Trends·user needs
by Briana Campbell (@MsMatchGirl)
By now, you’ve all had time to review the FDA’s draft guidance on Responding to Unsolicited Requests for Off-Label Information About Prescription Drugs and Medical Devices. And you’ve had time to read the multitude of responses that came after (if you didn’t, Fabio Gratton has compiled many of them for you). And, [...]
Tags:electronic media·emerging media·engagement·FDA·FDA Guidance·FDA guidelines·information·innovation·Pharma·Pharmaceutical industry·social media·Social network·strategy·Trends
Here at Pixels & Pills, we like to push the envelope (or, better, encourage all of you to push it) when it comes to innovation in the healthcare space. That’s why we were so excited to have the opportunity to cover the Life Sciences Innovation Forum, produced by our friends at ExL Pharma in a [...]
Tags:biotech·conference·Conferences·events·ExL Pharma·innovation·life sciences·life sciences innovation forum·medical device·Microsoft·Pharmaceutical industry·technology
